ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Dot-HAUS Registry Agreement
This Assignment and Assumption of the Dot-HAUS Registry Agreement
("Assignment and Assumption Agreement") is entered into as of 28 January 2014 (the
"Effective Date") by and between Pixie Edge, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with
its principal place of business located at 155 108th Avenue NE, Suite 510, Bellevue, WA
98004 USA (“Pixie Edge”) and United TLD Holdco, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation with its
principal place of business located at Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand
Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (“United TLD”). The parties to this Agreement shall be
referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A.
Pixie Edge is a party to that certain Registry Agreement entered into 5
December 2013, by and between Pixie Edge and the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("ICANN") for the
.haus top-level domain (the “Registry Agreement”).
B.
Pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Registry Agreement, in a letter from Pixie
Edge’s parent, Donuts, Inc. dated 10 January 2014, Pixie Edge requested ICANN’s prior
written consent to an assignment of the Registry Agreement from Pixie Edge to United TLD.
C.
On 23 January 2014, ICANN granted its conditional written consent
(“ICANN’s Consent”) to Pixie Edge for assignment of the Registry Agreement to United TLD.
D.
Having received ICANN's Consent as aforementioned, and both Parties
having represented herein below its fulfillment of all conditions of ICANN’s Consent, Pixie
Edge hereby desires to assign its rights and obligations under the Registry Agreement to
United TLD, and United TLD hereby desires to assume Pixie Edge’s rights and obligations
under the Registry Agreement via assignment, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and for good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties now agree as
follows:
1.
Pixie Edge hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to United TLD all of Pixie
Edge’s rights, obligations, title, and interest in and to the Registry Agreement.
2.
United TLD hereby accepts the assignment of the Registry Agreement and
assumes all liabilities of Pixie Edge relating thereto, whether contingent or accrued, and
further agrees to assume and perform all of the covenants, obligations and agreements of
Pixie Edge under the Registry Agreement from and after the Effective Date.
3.
The Parties hereby agree that United TLD shall be substituted for Pixie Edge
as the Registry Operator for all purposes of the Registry Agreement.
4.
The Parties hereby represent that all conditions set forth in ICANN's Consent
have been fulfilled as of the Effective Date of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
5.
The Parties hereby acknowledge that ICANN's Consent to Pixie Edge’s
assignment of the Registry Agreement does not waive any rights ICANN may have to take
action with respect to the performance of covenants, obligations and agreements of Pixie
Edge under the Registry Agreement prior to the Effective Date or any breaches of the Registry
Agreement by Pixie Edge occurring prior to the Effective Date.
6.
Each Party shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, make,
execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all further documents and instruments, and do
and cause to be done all such further acts, to evidence and/or in any manner perfect Pixie
Edge’s assignment of the Registry Agreement to United TLD pursuant to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Assignment and Assumption
Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the Effective Date first stated above.
PIXIE EDGE, LLC
By:_______________________
Name: Paul Stahura
Title: Manager of its sole Member
UNITED TLD HOLDCO, LTD.
By:_______________________
Name: Taryn Naidu
Title: Director